CIS 4485/5585 - Network and Communication Systems

Class Administration

Spring 2013

Syllabus (Word, PDF)
Schedule (Word, PDF)
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Homework #1 - Due 22 January 2013 (Word, PDF)

Class Notes

Spring 2013

Introductions (PowerPoint, PDF)
Transmission Media (PowerPoint, PDF)
Data Transmission (PowerPoint, PDF)
Long Distance Communicatoin (PowerPoint, PDF)
Packets, Frames, and Error Detection (PowerPoint, PDF)
LAN Technologies and Network Topologies (PowerPoint, PDF)
Hardware Addressing and Frame Type Identification (PowerPoint, PDF)
LAN Wiring, Physical Topology, and Interface Hardware (PowerPoint, PDF)
Extending LANs: Fiber Modems, Repeaters, Bridges, and Switches (PowerPoint, PDF)
Long-Distance Digital Connection Technologies (PowerPoint, PDF)
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WAN Technologies and Routing (PowerPoint, PDF)
Network Characteristics (PowerPoint, PDF)
Protocols and Layering (PowerPoint, PDF)
Internetworking (PowerPoint, PDF)
IP Addressing (PowerPoint, PDF)
Address Resolution (PowerPoint, PDF)
IP Datagrams and Datagram Forwarding (PowerPoint, PDF)
IP Encapsulation (powerPoint, PDF)
IP Version 6 (PowerPoint, PDF)
Internet Control Message Protocol (PowerPoint, PDF)
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User Datagram Protocol (PowerPoint, PDF)
Transmission Control Protocol (PowerPoint, PDF)
Network Address Translation (PowerPoint, PDF)
IP Routing (PowerPoint, PDF)
Client-Server Computing (PowerPoint, PDF)
The Socket Interface (PowerPoint, PDF)
    Sample Java Code
Naming with The Domain Name System (PowerPoint, PDF)
The World Wide Web (PowerPoint, PDF)

Links and Things


Entry-level Networking Certifications

CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Security+
Cisco CCNA
Cisco CCDA
Cisco CCNA Security

Examples of Backbone Networks

Verio
Level3
Qwest (CenturyLink)
Internet2Network

Networking Tools

VisualRoute
PuTTY